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Product Description
From the best-selling author of A Vast Conspiracy and The Run of His Life comes Too Close to Call–the definitive story of the Bush-Gore presidential recount. A political and legal analyst of unparalleled journalistic skill, Jeffrey Toobin is the ideal writer to distill the events of the thirty-six anxiety-filled days that culminated in one of the most stunning Supreme Court decisions in history.
Packed with news-making disclosures and written with the drive of a legal thriller, Too Close to Call takes us inside James Baker’s private jet, through the locked gates to Al Gore’s mansion, behind the covered-up windows of Katherine Harris’s office, and even into the secret conferen… More >> Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election
too bad that such an important subject was handled in such a biased way. even worse is that the facts were either only particaly used or twisted to fit the point mr. toobin was trying to make at the time. everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. this book should classified as fiction and not non-fiction. Rating: 2 / 5
This book was apparently a joke gift to me and was written by a rabid clinton partisan with a complete disregard of facts. If you want a true account of the democrats dirty tricks and a balanced account to this drivel by Toobin read Bill Sammons’ account of what really happened. I can’t even in my worst imagination what a disaster it would have been to have Gore as president. One glaring error was that Buchanan “mismarked” votes were mistakes. Completely overlooking that Buchanan had won almost the same amount in the previous presidential run. The real culprits beginning this stunt was the Florida Supreme Court who intervened (illegaly) without being asked to and tried to swing the vote to Gore. Thank God for our Supremes in DC!!! Rating: 1 / 5
This book is a shameless diatribe to make liberals feel better about losing. Toobins’s analysis ranges from heavily biased to outright lying. Facts don’t seem to concern Mr. Toobin. I can tell you with authority that some of his material concerning Katherine Harris’ office is downright false. Toobin is a “legal analyst” for ABC. An appropriate place for his purposeful bias.
If you’re looking for a good book on the subject, there are several. If you’re looking to revise history, you will not. If you’re looking for liberal salve, this rubbish will be to your liking. Rating: 1 / 5
This could have been a much more interesting book had the author presented a much more balanced view; instead he chose to present everything that the Republicans did with negative connotations, and never challenged the facile reasons the Democrats came up with for their actions. His end of the book demonstrates the conclusion that the author wanted to come up with, and so the information in the previous chapters was selected to try and drive readers to the same conclusion, versus presenting all view points. Rating: 1 / 5
No self-respecting Republican, or any patriot who believes in the office of the Commander in Chief, would pay money for Jeffery Toobin’s account of the 2000 election fiasco. Unfortunately, while Toobin boasts impeccable journalistic credentials, little credit can be given to “Too Close to Call” as an objective portrayal of the thirty-six days last year that gripped the attention of all Americans.
Toobin’s uber-liberal bias is evident from the very beginning of his account. Stooping to perpetuate the stereotype of Republicans as well-heeled and priviliged Machiavellians, he depicts Bush strategist James A. Baker III as floating “from a gleaming party headquarters to the [Florida] governor’s mansion” on those first critical nights following November 7, 2000, while Gore strategist Warren Christopher “dodged paint chips [at the Democratic Party's Tallahassee headquarters] in a strip mall.” Subtle pot-shots at key Republicans abound in the book.
Worse yet, Toobin manages to do injustice to Democratic players in the election debacle. Gore campaign chairman William M. Daley, who “longs to be a grown-up,” is underhandedly accused by Toobin of being unable to match the political acumen and ruthlessness of Bush camp leaders. Gore himself is portrayed as being somewhat of a Christopher-Daley puppet, a politician who had sold his soul to political pundits and journalists, a man who completely lacked fire in the days following the 2000 election. Believers in Toobin’s theory that Gore’s post-election manuevers lacked inspiration, motivation and verve should also note that the Brooklyn Bridge has been placed on the market, and will be sold to the highest bidder. Gore, after all, once stated that he would “rip the lungs” out of any political opponent.
The timing of Toobin’s release and promotion of his book is decidedly unpatriotic. Toobin has made passing comments claiming that Americans should support President Bush now that he is in office. Such comments are merely window dressing, however, in light of Toobin’s conclusion in “Too Close to Call” that “the wrong man was inaugurated on January 20, 2001, and this is no small thing in our nation’s history.” This reviewer’s conclusion: stimulte the American economy by spending your money on anything other than the diatribe of this disaffected Democrat. Rating: 1 / 5